Fastening device.



P. P. WARREN.

FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 24, 1913.

1,080,030, Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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Fries.

FRED P. WARREN, 0F EVANS'ION, ILLINOIS.

FASTENING DEVICE.

a fastening device for'facilitating the tying of cord around a package.

A common form of tying device consists of a button riveted to a suitable base or to the. wrapping material and the wrapping cord is wound about the rivet and between the base and the button whereby the cord Eecomes wedged between the button and the ase.

tight to the base or wrapper and, furthermore, it is necessary or at least desirable, to sever the cord adjacent the button. As the buttons are usually made of a comparatively heavy material, such as cardboard, or a light form of metal, and as they are riveted to a weaker material than that from which they are made the rivets frequently pull out from the material to which the button is secured.

I have, therefore, devised a fastening device wherein the button is so shaped that the cord will readily pass between it and the material to which the button is secured and I have further associated with the button a severing device which in no way interferes with the wedging of the cord between the button and the material to which it is secured and when the package is thus tied the severing member may be then bent over the button providing a sharp cutting edge against which the cord may be drawn for severing it neatly and this severing de vice at the same time serves as a clamp to maintain as well as increase the friction upon the cord by more firmly holding the materials against the cord between which it is wedged.

Since my severing device is preferably composed of metal it affords a desirable surface for connection with the rivet holding the button and thereby prevents the rivet from pulling through the material to which the button is attached.

Details of the invention are more particu larly pointed out in the specification and the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February24, 1913.

view of Fig.

In winding'the cord about the rivet it is sometimes difficult to force the cord be-. neaththebutton sincethe latter is riveted Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Serial No. 750,108.

preferred embodiment is shown in the draw ing, in which- I Figure l is a perspective view of my fas tening device applied to a package; Fig. 2 is a plan view of my fastening device applied to a shipping tag. Fig. 3 is an end Fig. 4 is an edge view of Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a-top plan view of the fastening device in fastened position; the shipping tag shown in Fig. t'being partially broken away; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a slightly modified form of the device; Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, I have herein shown my improved fastening devicesecured to a common form of shipping tag 8, although it is obvious that it may be secured toany form of tag, or to the wrapping material for the package-itself. A button 9 which is preferably composed of cardboard, or which may be composed of metal of light stock, is provided with an elongated portion 10 that is preferably bent out of the plane of the tag or base member 8 so as to facilitate the insertion of a cord between the button and the base. A severing member 11 preferably consisting of a strip of flexible metal is placed against the base and on the opposite side from the button, whereupon the metal rivet 19. is headed over at one end against the button, and at its other end againstthe metal severing member 11. The severing member is normally in flattened form and is of sufficient length that it may be bent over the edge of the base and overlie the button, as shown in Fig. 4.

When my fastening device is applied to a shipping tag or base member 8, the tag serves as a convenient place to put the address and the mode of fastening a package is as follows: The base 8 with the fastening device thereon is placed against the package with the severing device against the package. A suitable cord 13 is secured to the base 8 as by passing one end through the opening 14 in the rivet and forming a knot at the end of the cord. The cord is then passed around the package in the usual manner of tying and brought back to its initial starting position, whereupon it is wrapped around the rivet one or more times as may be desired and wedged between the button and the base. After the package has thus been securely tied the severing member 11 is bent to overlie the button and then firmly pressed down and by a slight unwinding movement being given to the cord it will be drawn against one of the side edges 15 of the severing device which will both economically and efficiently cut the cord. It Will also be apparent that when the severin device is pressed against the button the friction between the cord, button and base Will be increased and maintained by the clamping or wedging action of the severing member.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the base 16 as being of circular form and not intended to be used for containing the address and it is of course obvious that the particular size of the base 16 is wholly immaterial as a much smaller base might be employed if desired and, in fact, the base might be omitted altogether and the cord wedged between the button and severing member only.

Without, therefore, confining my invention to any particular form of base, I claim:

1. A fastening device comprising a button member and a severing member secured thereto and adapted to be bent over said button member. 7

2. A fastening device comprising a base member, a button member secured thereto and a severing member also secured to said base and adapted to be bent over said but ton member.

3. A fastening device comprising a base member, a button member and a flexible metal severing member also secured to said base and adapted to be bent over said button member.

at. A fastening device comp-rising a button member and a flexible metal severing member, a base member interposed between said button and severing members and a rivet securing said members together.

5. A fastening device comprising a button member and a severing member connected therewith and adapted to be bent over the edge of said button member.

FRED P. WARREN.

Witnesses:

SADIE M. RYAN, JAMES R. OFFIELD.

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Washington, D. G. 

